A NEWLYWED North Wales couple have been sent a speeding ticket - for their stolen car.

Tracy and David Brown were astounded police computers did not show the car was missing.

"It seems a pity no-one had the time to check the system," said Tracy last night.

The couple, plus their baby Sophie, were asleep at their Old Colwyn home when burglars raided.

Tracy, 38, said: "They must have been very quick. They took a wallet, purse, mobile phone and our car keys." The burglars made off in the couple's new Vauxhall Vectra car, which contained their wedding photographs taken only a few days before.

The couple reported the incident and police took finger-prints from the scene but three weeks later, the Browns received a &#xA3;60 speeding fine from Thames Valley Police.

A spokeswoman for Thames Valley Police apologised although the Browns themselves have not received an apology.

She said: "It is normal procedure for the fixed penalty office to check the national Police Computer for stolen vehicles. In this case, the car owner was sent a fixed penalty, but we would not expect them to pay given that the car was stolen.

"We apologise for the mistake but errors do occur occasionally."

A North Police spokes-woman said: "We update the police national computer daily. In this particular incident, the burglary and theft was reported to us on October 3 and the police national computer was updated within two minutes of the matter being reported."